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Sixteen Clubs Featured in PSA for National Intertribal Youth Summit
Nearly 150 youth delegates discussed issues facing Native American communities when attending the 2011 National Intertribal Youth Summit in Sante Fe, NM last July. The Department of Justice (DOJ), which hosted the event, released a public service announcement (PSA) November 22, 2011 to share the ideas tribal youth identified as important to address with their tribal leaders at home. The PSA featured summit participants, including youth from 16 Boys & Girls Clubs in Indian Country sites.
During the summit, youth attended sessions lead by DOJ officials, National Congress of American Indian (NCAI) leaders, U.S. Congress staff representatives, local tribal leaders and youth development professionals. Sessions focused on topics including emerging leadership, healthy relationships, pathways to success, substance and alcohol abuse, economic and community development, personal empowerment and personal responsibility to mother earth. Attendees also had the opportunity to visit the Santa Ana Pueblo for a soccer and golf clinic with professional golfer Notah Begay III, and the San Felipe Pueblo for feast days. On their last full day, delegates participated in an interactive and open dialogue during the World Café lead by NCAI Executive Director Jackie Johnson Pata.
To learn more about the 2011 Intertribal Youth Summit, go to http://bit.ly/u4X2Kq.
For more information about the justice department's work with tribal justice and safety, visit www.justice.gov/tribal/.
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Five Reading Lists for Native American Youth
Does your Club have a library or education resource center? Are you looking for new Power Hour materials, specifically some that can be used for Native American Heritage month? Or are you in need of books and resources that mentors and mentees can read together?
You’re in luck! The blog American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL) provides critical perspectives and analysis of indigenous peoples in children's and young adult books, the school curriculum, popular culture, and society. The site provides links to book reviews, Native media, and more.
The site recommends books that accurately portray American Indians, and includes the following book and resource lists as part of its If You’re Staring a Library section: Top Board Books for Babies, Top Ten Books for Elem School, Top Ten Books for Middle School, Top Ten Books for High School and Top Books/Resource about Boarding Schools.
Take a look - you’ll find some fantastic resources that can be used at your Club.
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American Indian & Alaska Native Heritage Month
November is American Indian & Alaska Native Heritage Month! Click here to visit the new website and learn more about heritage month, Native American youth, and the schedule of Washington, DC area events that will be hosted by federal agencies, national organizations, and other partners. You can also submit information for events happening in your area that can then be added to the National Calendar.
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Center for Native American Youth launches new website and PSA
Visit the Center for Native American Youth’s new website, www.cnay.org for updated Center events and youth happenings, enhanced resource guides for the youth, tribes and general public, as well as highlighted Native youth initiatives from around the country. Visitors can also share stories of inspiration that the Center will publish on its website and blog.
The Center also released a new TV public service announcement (PSA) November 2, 2011 in recognition of American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month. Raising awareness of the challenges facing Native youth, the Center premiered the PSA at the National Congress of American Indians’ 68th Annual Conference. The PSA features the Center’s founder and former U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan, NCAI president Jefferson Keel and Boston Red Sox Centerfielder Jacoby Ellsbury. To air the PSA, contact the Center at cnayinfo@aspeninstitute.org or (202) 736-2905.
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10th Annual Native American Basketball Invitational (NABI)
The 10th Annual Native American Basketball Invitational will take place on July 11th - July 15, 2012. Tournament registration will open on January 1st, 2012. All information will be posted by November 1, 2011 on the official NABI Foundation website.
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Lehi Teen Wins $50,000 for Her Club at MLB Fundraiser
New York Yankee Robinson Cano stepped up to home plate next to his 14-year old runner, Raquelle. Robinson stood in Phoenix’s Chase Field, watching for his pitch. If he hit his twelfth homerun in the final round, $50,000 would go to Raquelle’s Boys & Girls Club. At the crack of the bat, Raquelle sprinted across the bases. And when she landed on home, she also scored the $50,000 donation for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale – Lehi Branch.
Major League Baseball (MLB) teamed up with State Farm Insurance on July 11 to host the 2011 State Farm Home Run Derby to raise money for charities, including Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA). For the event, MLB players were paired with eight Phoenix area Club teens. Robinson hit the most homeruns of the night, winning Raquelle’s Club a large donation. The other seven participants received $10,000 for each of their Clubs. Raquelle was selected to participate in this event because of her active involvement in her Club’s programs.
The Home Run Derby raised $428,000 for BGCA and $603,000 total.
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Boys & Girls Clubs in Indian Country, Pre-Conference Workshop
On Tuesday, May 17, 2011, Club professionals and board members attended the Boys & Girls Clubs in Indian Country Pre-Conference Workshop the day before the start of Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s 105th Annual National Conference in New Orleans, LA. The attendees came to the workshop seeking information on current and future funding opportunities and the chance to network with other Native American Boys & Girls Clubs.
The workshop began with funding updates and announcements by FirstPic, Inc. Current projects that were highlighted during the presentation included T.R.A.I.L., the National Native American Mentoring Program, OJP and TYM Funding, and AmeriCorps VISTA. During this portion of the presentation the Clubs were also informed about various partnership opportunities. There are opportunities for Clubs to partner with USDA’s Let’s Move! in Indian Country initiative and the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development’s Office of Native American Programs. Click here to read more.
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Broadcasting in Navajo – A Slam Dunk!
Doing his part to preserve the Navajo language, radio announcer Harrison Dehiya broadcasts news and sports in his native language. Dehiya, a full-blooded Navajo, has worked for Gallup’s KGAK radio station for over 14 years. His broadcasts reach hundreds of people across the Navajo Nation along the New Mexico-Arizona border nearly every day.
Dehiya first began broadcasting in Navajo in the mid-1980s. He has become very popular for his fascinating way of reporting the news and announcing sports. “What you need only one word to say in English, you need a sentence in Navajo,” he says. Dehiya has shown a real talent for calling basketball and football games in Navajo. Navajo families in rural areas, that don’t even have electricity, find ways to tune in and listen to his broadcasts. Due to the popularity of the broadcasts, a local oldies station, KYVA, has also started its own Navajo sportscasts.
While growing up, Dehiya herded sheep in his hometown of Coolidge, New Mexico. He played basketball at Thoreau High School and attended junior college in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Dehiya came back to the Gallup area in the late 1970s. He happened to be in the right place at the right time and was offered a job announcing chapter meetings and news in Navajo at KGAK. For a few years in the 1980s, Dehiya also worked for KTNN in Window Rock, Arizona. In 2011, he was featured in a Sports Illustrated article highlighting his calling of basketball games in Navajo.
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Woodland Boys & Girls Club joins the Let’s Move! in Indian Country Launch
The Menominee Tribe hosted the First Lady’s Let’s Move! in Indian Country (LMIC) launch event in Keshena, WI on May 25, 2011. The Woodland Boys & Girls Club was among the partners that helped the event go off without a hitch. According to the U.S. Department of the Interior, LMIC is an initiative to support and advance the work that Tribal leaders and community members are already doing to improve the health of American Indian and Alaska Native children. LMIC brings together federal agencies, communities, nonprofits, corporate partners and tribes to end the epidemic of childhood obesity in Indian Country within a generation. Read more here.
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2011 Great Plains Area Council Award Outstanding Board Volunteer
Selected among over 300 board volunteers within South Dakota, North Dakota and Minnesota, Lynne Doom has been named the Outstanding Board Volunteer by Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) Great Plains Area Council for her service to Clubs.
Lynne has been associated with the Boys & Girls Club of the Missouri River Area for ten years. During that period she served on various committees, including the Merger Task Force, Advisory Board and Resource Development Committee. Over the years, Lynne has also served as Secretary, Vice President and President of the South Dakota Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs, and Vice Chair and Chair for the Great Plains Area Council representing over 40 Boys & Girls Club Organizations in South Dakota, North Dakota and Minnesota. Click here to read more!
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Youth Councils Raise Money for Fellow Boys & Girls Club
The Big Bend Unit of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Three Districts, which is on the Crow Creek Reservation in South Dakota, was destroyed by an act of arson in November 2010. Members of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the White Earth Reservation (BGCWER) Youth Councils heard about what happened and wanted to help. There are six Youth Councils made up of Club members from the BGCWER units: Mahnomen, White Earth, Rice Lake, Naytahwaush, Callaway, and Pine Point. Each Council decided to have fundraisers that would raise money to help rebuild the Club. The fundraisers sponsored by the Youth Councils took place January to June 2011.
Members of the Youth Councils, Club members and Club staff were able to travel to South Dakota to personally present the check. A check in the amount of $1,421 was given to Rhonda Hawk, Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Three Districts. All Youth Council and Club members stayed overnight in Wagner, South Dakota at the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Missouri River Area. This is another great example of Native American Boys & Girls Clubs working together to make a difference in the lives of Native American youth!
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Cherokee Youth Center Members to Attend Let's Move in Indian Country Event at the White House
The Cherokee Youth Center has been invited to attend The Lacrosse South Lawn Series at the White House this July. The event will highlight the cultural significance of the game of lacrosse as it pertains to Let's Move! in Indian Country. Lacrosse, the fastest-growing sport in the US, has Native American origins. The event will be used to introduce Native youth as well as urban youth to the game and its history. Check back soon to hear more about the Club's trip to Washington, DC.
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White House Launches Webpage Dedicated to Native Americans
The White House is pleased to announce the launch of "Winning the Future: President Obama and the Native American Community." This webpage is meant to serve as another tool to help Indian Country navigate the federal government and learn about how the President's Agenda is helping to win the future for Native Americans.
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Native Clubs Recognized at National Conference
For the past 24 years, Boys & Girls Clubs of America has presented Marketing and Communications (MAC) Awards at the annual National Conference. At the conference this year in New Orleans, two Native Clubs received MAC awards for comprehensive marketing strategy publicity/media relations. The Boys & Girls Club of Farmington submitted a packet of marketing tools used to advertise their 50th anniversary celebrations to win their MAC award for comprehensive marketing strategy. The package included press releases, newspaper and journal articles, and newsletters, all written about the Club’s anniversary events. To update the Club’s image, they also changed all of their letterheads to align with the new “Be GREAT” campaign. The Club held their 44th annual barbeque where four time Indy 500 race winner, and New Mexico native, Al Unser attended. They also started a new event called the Soap Box Derby which took place on June 11, 2011. Club members built soap box cars and raced them down Locke Street in Farmington, NM. All community members were invited to attend the Derby and cheer on their favorite cars. Happy Anniversary Boys & Girls Club of Farmington!
Pueblo of Pojoaque Boys & Girls Club submitted a video they made about their 10 week summer program in 2010 to win the publicity/media relations award. The video chronicles over 230 field trips the Club took in the summer of 2010. Club staff were given digital cameras to record their adventures. The Club went on a variety of trips and among the favorites were ice skating, an Albuquerque Isotopes baseball game, a visit to the University of New Mexico, a fishing trip, and a bison tour. The video can be viewed on the Club’s website (www.bgcfarmington.org) or by searching for PPGBC at www.vimeo.com.
Congratulations Pueblo Pojoaque Boys & Girls Club and Boys & Girls Club of Farmington!
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Maine recognizes U.S. Marine as its Youth of the Year 
Club members across Maine competed for the state Youth of the Year title, but in the end, the judges awarded the honor to U.S. Marine Jeremy L. of the Penobscot Nation Boys & Girls Club. Enlisted in the Delayed Entry Program for the Marines, Jeremy was selected for his sound character, leadership skills and willingness to give back to his community.
In his 10 years at the Club, Jeremy always engaged with fellow members by participating in activities such as Power Hour, basketball, the computer lab and culinary classes. Tupperware Brands Corporation awarded Jeremy a $1,000 scholarship, which he plans to use to study politics after his tour with the Marines. Additionally, Jeremy will compete at the Regional Competition in New York City this summer. Best wishes, Jeremy!
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Tribal member wins South Dakota Youth of the Year title
 Seven years ago, Tanner was moving in and out of homeless shelters, looking for a place to call home. But this spring, the once troubled youth claimed the South Dakota Youth of the Year title. Since he joined the Boys & Girls Club of the Missouri River Area in 2004, Tanner has transformed from a kid who lacked ambition to an honor roll student committed to community service. Tanner has earned the Presidential Volunteer Service Award and dedicated 900 hours of community service to the AmeriCorps/CLUBService program. He even found time to mentor younger kids in his community, volunteer as a basketball coach and serve as the Student Advisory Board representative for his family group at the Upward Bound summer component. A member of the National Honor Society, Tanner graduated from Wagner High School with a 3.76 GPA.
For winning the Youth of the Year State Competition, Tanner received a $1,000 scholarship from Tupperware Brands Corporation. AmeriCorps is also granting him $2,300 when he attends the University of South Dakota this fall. Tanner will go on to compete in the Regional Competition in Chicago, IL, in July. Good luck, Tanner!
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Pueblo of Pojoaque Boys & Girls Club Claims Prizes at the Digital Arts Festival
In April, Noah D. of the Pueblo of Pojoaque Boys & Girls Club won the National Boys & Girls Club Digital Arts Festival in Design in the 6-9 age category. Fellow Club members Desiree G. and Eddie W. also won the Southwest Regional competition in their respective age groups, 13-15 and 10-12. Using an art technique called tessellation, these Club kids created patterns of colorful, interlocked shapes to land their winning spots.
Click here to read more and see the winning artwork!
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News from the Nations
Fun and exciting things are happening in Native American Boys & Girls Clubs across the country. To learn more about what's going on, check out News from the Nations!
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Hooey and Dr. Seuss Inspire Reading
Club members at the Tulalip Boys & Girls Club got a treat when a local Kohl’s store donated 160 Hooey stuffed dolls to the Club. To encourage reading, the staff created a Dr. Seuss reading program where youth could win a stuffed animal just for reading Dr. Seuss books. After completing five Dr. Seuss books, they received a Hooey doll. The Club members liked reading so much that they began to read to pre-school age members to help the younger kids win a Hooey doll. The Dr. Seuss theme continued with youth completing word searches, mazes, coloring sheets, and watching movies. The program ran until Dr. Seuss’s birthday on March 2nd. To celebrate the end of the program, Club members read the book “Green Eggs and Ham,” and ate it for breakfast too!
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We all Scream for Ice Cream!
Club members at the Boys & Girls Club of Dine Nation’s Crownpoint Unit in New Mexico are learning life skills with Kid's Kitchen. Youth are learning how to cook simple, healthy meals and snacks instead of junk food. They are also learning about keeping the cooking area clean, kitchen safety tips like how to use a knife, and recipes from different cultures. So far, participants have learned to make tamales, pizza, Cuban black beans, fruit salad, lemon pie, blue corn mush, taco salad, fried rice, fruits kabobs, Waldorf salad, apple salad, carrot salad and veggie kabobs. Every Friday, about 15 Club kids cook with Gloria Yazzie, the nutrition educator from the New Mexico State University Extension Office as part of the local 4-H project. Participants have even made the recipes from Kid’s Kitchen at home with their parents. The Kid’s Kitchen members say taste-testing is their favorite part! Recently they learned how to make simple vanilla ice cream in a plastic bag using milk, vanilla and ice. Homemade ice cream is healthier than ice cream you buy at the grocery store because you can choose the ingredients. Making your own ice cream is also an easy, fun activity. Give it a try!
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Music Production – A Class Act
The Boys & Girls Club of the Seminole Tribe of Florida offers a fun and exciting Music Production Program for its youth. This program started at the Big Cypress unit. It had an immediate positive response from both the youth and parents. The Seminole Tribe of Florida recently opened a new Club at the Brighton Reservation Charter School. This Club wasted no time in starting the Music Production Program. Click here to read more.
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Nordic Kids – Skiing the "Barnie"
The Boys & Girls Club of Lac Courte Oreilles in Wisconsin offers a winter program for youth called Nordic Kids. This is a combined effort with the Hayward Community. Youth participants learn various styles of skiing from local amateur and professional athletes. Nordic Kids allows members to learn the basics of both classical and skate skiing. The program takes place every Sunday for eight weeks. About 100 children, ages 6-12, including several Club members participated this year. After each lesson there was a potluck of healthy snacks. Read more.
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Special Programs Promote Health and Native Culture
Club members at the Little Earth Unit of the Boys & Girls Club of the Twin Cities have been enjoying two special programs. They love learning about healthy eating through the T.R.A.I.L. diabetes prevention program. They are also learning the Ojibwe language through the Anishinaabe Language Program. Click here to read more.
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Club Members Connect with Ancestors Through Jewelry
Club members at the Boys & Girls Club of the East Valley in the Gila River Indian Community have been taking a class to learn about an art practiced by their ancestors many years ago. The Yuman Pee-Posh Clay Work and Beading Class teaches youth how to make traditional Maricopa clay pieces and jewelry. During the class, Club members are able to construct, design, and produce clay pieces. They also make Pee-Posh coil and Colorado River Indian cape necklaces from beads. The youth are having lots of fun expressing themselves through this traditional art form. Their pieces will be shown in a Club art collection reflecting the phrase “Great Futures Start Here.” Each member will make a piece that represents the beginning of their great future. The Clay Work and Beading Class has helped Club members reconnect with their roots while strengthening their minds.
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Dog Sledding Program in Minnesota
Bois Forte Band member Maurice Champagne and Nett Lake Boys & Girls Club Branch Director Donald Chosa, Jr. came up with the idea of bringing dogs and sleds to the kids at Nett Lake School and Nett Lake Boys & Girls Club. They wanted the students to have a fun, hands-on experience while also learning about the important role dog sledding has played and continues to play in the Bois Forte culture. Click here to read more.
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Boys & Girls Club of the Three Affiliated Tribes Recognized at the National Mentoring Summit
Dean Foote, Jr., a 7t h grader at Parshall Middle School in Parshall, North Dakota and his mentor Coby Rabbithead, Director of Program Services at the Boys & Girls Club of the Three Affiliated Tribes, were invited to attend the event as keynote guests by the First Lady at the 2011National Mentoring Summit in Washington, DC on January 25. They served as representatives for Boys & Girls Clubs of America mentoring programs nationwide. Foote is an enrolled member of the Three Affiliated Tribes – the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation. He is highly involved with the Boys & Girls Club, participates on several sports teams, and serves on the N.A.T.I.V.E. Youth Council and Torch Club. Rabbithead is very engaged with the youth in her community and has served as a mentor for over four years. She mentors Foote at the Boys & Girls Club and coaches his youth basketball team. Foote and Rabbithead also addressed the summit participants on their mentoring experience in a special session coordinated by FirstPic, Inc., on behalf of OJJDP, on mentoring initiatives in Indian Country. Click here to read more!
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Northern Cheyenne Selected for Education Planning Grant
The Boys & Girls Club of the Northern Cheyenne Nation in Montana has been awarded $500,000 to develop a plan to increase youth in their area attending/graduating from college through the Promise Neighborhood planning grant. More than 300 communities from 48 states and the District of Columbia submitted applications for Promise Neighborhoods planning grants and only 21 were selected. To address the challenges faced by students living in communities of concentrated poverty, Promise Neighborhoods grantees and their partner organizations will plan to provide services from early learning to college and career, including programs to improve the health, safety, and stability of neighborhoods, and boost family engagement in student learning.
Congratulations to the Boys & Girls Club of Northern Cheyenne Nation!
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The United National Indian Tribal Youth, Inc. (UNITY)
Every year UNITY, the United National Indian Tribal Youth, Inc., hosts a mid-year conference to bring youth together from Indian communities from all over the country. UNITY promotes cultural heritage, community service, and leadership among Native American youth. This year, 20 students and advisors were invited to sit down with Kim Teehee, Senior Policy Advisor for Native American Affairs and Jodi Archambault Gillette, Deputy Associate Director of Intergovernmental Affairs to President Barack Obama. Read more.
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Athlete Profile: Sam Bradford
There are many things that quarterback Sam Bradford is known for; Heisman Trophy winner and Cherokee Nation citizen are just a few of them. Now, Sam can list professional football player on his resumé. On April 22, 2010, Sam was selected to play the quarterback position for the St. Louis Rams in the 2010 NFL draft!
Sam played football, basketball and golf for Putnam City North High School in Oklahoma City. He went on to attend the University of Oklahoma (OU) and become their starting quarterback. During his sophomore year at OU, Sam beat a school record for the number of passing yards in a game and also helped his team to win their third straight Big 12 Championship game. That same year, Sam’s accomplishments were recognized and he won the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award and the Heisman Trophy! Sam is the very first Native American to win the Heisman.
As a St. Louis Ram, Sam will be wearing #8 on his jersey in honor of Troy Aikman, a fellow OU alumni.
Photo courtesy of: http://nfl.com
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Under One Roof
On May 5, 2010 tribal members and Red Lake Nation Boys & Girls Club board members and staff attended the groundbreaking for the new Ponemah Branch of the Red Lake Boys & Girls Club. Everyone got the chance to see the blueprint plans for the inside and outside of the building. When the building is finished the Boys & Girls Club and many other community departments will share the same building. The Club, Ponemah Community Center, Library, Head Start, Social Services, Elderly Nutrition, Day Care and even a Judicial Court will all be in one building! The community is very excited. The first part to be built will be the gym and the Boys & Girls Club will be completed next. The Ponemah Branch opened its doors two years ago and serves nearly 150 kids.
Congrats to the Ponemah Community!
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National Youth of the Year
Mona Dixon of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the East Valley won Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s National Youth of the Year Award. The announcement was made at the Boys & Girls Clubs of America Congressional Breakfast on September 15, 2010. Mona and the other 2010 finalists of the National Youth of the Year program got the opportunity to travel all the way to Washington, D.C. Later in the day, Mona got to meet with President Obama in the Oval Office and teamed up with Denzel Washington to give interviews on CNN, MSNBC and Fox News Channel.
Congratulations and best wishes, Mona!
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Family PLUS Cook-off
Wagner, SD August , 2010 -- Three families were acknowledged at the Family PLUS Cook-off held at the Boys & Girls Club of the Missouri River Area Monday, August 21, 2010. The event kicked off the Boys & Girls Clubs of America's (BGCA) 2010 school year and the Club’s initiative to encourage families to spend quality time together at the dinner table. Research shows that when families eat together there is a reduced risk of children smoking, drinking or doing drugs. Read More.
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Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Charles Schwab Foundation Select 2010 National Ambassador for the Financial Literacy Program, Money Matters: Make It Count
SAN FRANCISCO, April 26, 2010 -- Eighteen-year-old Tamara Johnson of Santa Fe, N.M., has won the prestigious honor of serving as National Ambassador for the Money Matters: Make it CountSM program, sponsored by Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) and Charles Schwab Foundation. The role of the National Ambassador is to promote the value of financial education to teens nationwide.
Funded by Charles Schwab Foundation, Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s Money Matters program is designed to promote money management skills among teens, ages 13-18. The program combines fun and educational activities on topics such as using a checking account, managing debt, saving for college and learning the basics of investing. The program is available to all Boys & Girls Clubs that serve teens and is targeted primarily at teens from underserved communities. Since it was launched in 2003, more than 200,000 teens in 1,500 Boys & Girls Clubs across the U.S. have gone through the program. Read more.
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Red Mountain Member Wins Pacific Region Fine Arts Competition
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale recently took part in the 2010 Boys & Girls Club Pacific Region Fine Arts Competition. The Club is very proud to announce that their very own 14 year old Lissa of the Red Mountain Branch was one of the winners! Lissa will now be representing the Club and the Red Mountain Branch at the National Fine Arts Exhibit. Let’s congratulate Lissa for a job well done and wish her luck at the National Exhibit. Stay tuned!
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Community Joins Together toBuild a Playground in Parmelee 
Many community groups joined together to bring a playground to the reservation community of Parmelee in South Dakota on the Rosebud Indian Reservation. The project was led by Horizons of Parmelee Entities (HOPE), Boys & Girls Club of Parmelee, South Central RC&D Council, and Community Resource & Economic Development Organization of Mission, SD, although many other groups were also involved. The new playground was built behind the Boys & Girls Club. It includes a basketball court, small activity set, monkey bars, and a merry-go-round. One community member, Gene Hopkins is working on welding skateboard ramps. He taught a welding workshop at the Club where he taught students how to weld swing sets. Volunteers are also learning how to build park benches and picnic tables that will soon be added. The Larson Foundation recently provided funding to add a large play center in the near future.
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Kid Star Radio at Lehi
The Lehi Branch of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale is fortunate to host a unique program—the first ever KidStar Internet radio program in a Boys & Girls Club. KidStar has traditionally been available in schools, though as this program grows, a stronger presence in Boys & Girls Clubs is forthcoming. Find out more about how Club members are learning about radio broadcast.
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Barrow Club Member in the News
 Barrow, the northernmost community in the United States, is located on the Chukchi Sea coast 725 air miles from Anchorage. The Arctic temperatures range from -56 to 78 °F, with an average temperature of 40 °F during summer. The sun does not set between May 10th and August 2nd each summer and does not rise between Nov. 18th and January 24th each winter. The majority of Barrow’s residents are Inupiat Eskimos. Traditional marine mammal hunts and other subsistence practices are an active part of the culture. Bowhead, gray and beluga whales migrate near Barrow each summer. The Barrow Club has two staff – Club Manager Selena Booth and Kaitlin Applegate – and 102 members ranging from ages 6-18. The majority of the Club kids are Eskimo. Some of the Club programs include Power Hour, social recreation, and Triple Play, as well as a variety of cultural activities such as dancing, drumming and beading with local elders, volunteers and staff. Recently, Barrow Club member Paul Patkotak made the news for his accomplishment while whale hunting. Learn more.
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Wisconsin Club Celebrates Accomplishments of Jr. Images Program
The Boys & Girls Club of Lac Courte Oreilles implemented a program to help boost girls self-esteem and self-worth this past year. Learn more about the program and the special field trip the girls took to celebrate their accomplishments. Learn more
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Mentoring Program Begins Sixth Year of Implementation
Entering it’s sixth year of implementation, the National Native American Mentoring Program is seeking to expand its reach by creating more mentoring matches. Currently serving over 500 youth, the two branches of the program received continuation funding that will sustain their programs into the fall of 2010. Learn more.
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Caleb's Courage
Robert North, Sr. Director of Development and Operations for the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Seminole Tribe of Florida shares how his life was touched by one Pawnee youth who overcame cancer. Read the story.
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Building Partnerships
Facing the possibility of closing their Club’s doors, the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs built a partnership with a traditional Boys & Girls Club that has led to benefits for both organizations. See full article.
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